Egg-beater.



No. 647,34I. Patented Apr. I0, |900.

J. C. TUTT. Y

EGG BEATER.

(Application led Aug. 2, 1899.)

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JOHN C. TUTT, OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEV YORK.

EGG-BEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,341, dated April10, 1900. Appncason Augusta1s99. senti No. 725,894. (No man T all1071/0711/ t 11i/ay cncern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. TUTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEgg-Beaters,ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to egg-beaters; and its object is to provide animplement of this character of novel construction adapted to perform itswork effectively with the minimum expenditure of time.

The characteristic features of the invention and its details will befully described hereinafter and defined in the appended claim, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure lis aside elevation of an egg-beaterembodying my invention. Figi 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.Figs. 3 and 4 are detail plan views of the disks or beaters employed,and Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view showing the manner of attaching aspiral spr-ing to one of the disks.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a vertical shaft the upper portion ofwhich extends through a sleeve 2, preferablycut away or open at oneside, as shown at 3, and provided with an upward extension 4 and loop orhandle 5.

Upon the upper end of the shaft l is secured by a set-screw 6 ahorizontal bevel gear-pinion 7, meshing with a bevel gearwheel 8,mounted upon an axial support 9, projecting from the sleeve 2 andprovided with a crank-handle 10 for operating the device.

The lower end of the' shaft 1 is supported in a bearing 1l, formed in aframe, preferably consisting of a single strip of sheet metal bent toform a loop and having its ends 12 secured by rivets 13 to the lower endof the sleeve 2. The sides 14 of the frame diverge from the sleeve 2,and the lower end 15 of the loop is bent up centrally to support thelower end of the shaft and to form horizontal supports 16, upon whichthe device rests when in use.

Vithin the frame j ust described is arranged a revoluble frame or flier17, which is also preferably made from a single strip of sheet metalbent to form horizontal ends 18 and 19 and sides 20, the latter beingoutwardlybent at their centers, as shown in Fig. 1.

Upon the upper end 18 of the revoluble frame 17 is secured a bevelgear-pinion 2l, meshing with the vertically-disposed gearwheel S. Thepinion 2l and the horizontal ends of the frame 17 are formed withopenings through which the shaft 1 extends.

22 and 23 designate two parallel beaters secured, respectively, to thelower end of the shaft 1 and the lower end of the frame 17. Each of thebeaters comprises a disk formed with a central opening for the passageof the shaft 1 and an annular row of perforations 24 to receive acoil-spring 25. These springs inclose or encompass the edges of thedisks and their convolutions constitute radial stirring arms or blades.The disk 23 is secured by any suitable means to the under side of thehorizontal end 19 of the frame 17 to revolve with said frame, while thedisk 22 is secured to the under side of a flanged sleeve or spool 26,secured to the shaft 1 between I the two disks and revolves with theshaft. Between its axial center and the openings 24 each of the disks isformed with a circular row of holes 27, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and4. The coil-spring on the lower disk is held by a dat ring 2S, securedto the disk concentric therewith, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 and indetail in Fig. 5. This ring 2S forces the convolutions of the springdown, so that they project well below the disk. p

The operation of the device is as follows: The longitudinal supports 16of the non-revoluble frame rest upon the bottom of the vessel containingthe eggs or the material to be beaten, and by means of the handle 5 thedevice is supported in upright position. The revolution of thegear-wheel 8 by its crank 10 revolves the shaft 1 and the frame or flier17 and their stirring-,disks in opposite directions through the mediumof the bevel gearpinions 7 and 2l. The rapid revolution of the stirrers22 and 23 causes the convolutions of the coil-springs traveling inopposite directions to thoroughly agitate the eggs and quickly convertthem into the desired froth or foamy product.

It will of course be understood that the device may be used for stirringor agitating ma- IOO with an annular series of openings and a Coilspringextending through said openings, and so disposed that its oonvolutionsform radial i arms or blades.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN o. TUTT.

lVitnesses:

HIRAM C. TODD, ROBERT W. HOPKINS.

